Lightfall

Yesterday we were able to for the first time have the entire mosaic assembled and mounted upright on the wall. When seen this way, the mosaic has a much greater impact then it did while on the floor. Our install is set for next week and we have only a few minor changes to make. Once installed, lighting will be more consistent across the entire mosaic. Here is a picture of part of our team giving some idea of perspective to the size of the mosaic. From left to right: Evan Balleweg, Mark Anschutz and Jeff Voehl. Below Mark stands with the scale model.

Lightfall Progress

We continue to inch closer to completing the Lightfall Mosaic. In the last week we have finished painting and have applied the final clear coats to everything. Currently, we are in the process of gluing each piece into place and will very soon be putting the nintey-some panels up on the wall for further evaluation and refinments.

Here Jen Bockelman and Jenelle Hallaert preparing panels and gluing down pieces.

Mark and Jeff are taking stock and talking shop.

Some teaser details of the finished piece. Expect a full view sometime next week.

Lightfall Coming Together

With the completion date rapidly approaching it makes sense that we would be nearing completion on the mosaic as well. That being the case, I have nothing but good news to report today. The wall which we will test our install on is completely finished. The entire mosaic has been cut out and glued and textured. Almost all of the yellow shapes are finished and most of them have been sealed. Painting on the background shapes is proceeding at pace and is shaping up nicely.

It Takes a Village...

Here is a quick look at a few of the many people working on this project. Shown first is Managing Artist Mark Anschutz, the brains (and also the heart) behind our operation. Shown second is Jeff Voehl, a contractor we have worked with on several projects. Jeff along with Evan Balleweg (not pictured) will be driving the mosaic out to Indiana and handling the installation. Shown below is Austin Romine, one of the CLA's student workers. Also helping with this undertaking are Professor Jen Bockleman, and students Alyssa Wilson, Briar McCoy and Cenedra White.

We now have all of the pieces cut out and all the shapes textured. It's looking like we will be finishing right on time. I'll hoping to have pictures of the entire mosaic laid out very soon. Stay tuned!

Mosaic Progress

This week we have more pictures of the mosaic. Now, if you follow this blog you may notice fewer yellow pieces than last week and to answer your questions, no we are not moving backwards. We have just taken them out to allow for work to be done on the background. We've made a couple changes in the color and texture of the yellow pieces and with the lines in the white shapes. Many of the white shapes are textured and only a few remain to be cut out. Additonally, the wall on which we will do our trial installation is being built. All the framing seems to be in place for this and the scaffolding provides an excellent vantage point for some good pictures of the entire piece.